Past #39: Eric Wallace - released by the Carolina Panthers

[RobZombie]

He has 12 dicks? He certainly is in his prime.

Not quite. 3, 5, 7, 11 or 13 dicks would be in his "prime".

<rim shot>.

 

[astrovic]

http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2015-06-09/wallace-in-waiting

How good is this bloke's attitude?

Assumes nothing, gives it everything. Love him.

 

[GilG]

http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2015-06-09/wallace-in-waiting

How good is this bloke's attitude?

Assumes nothing, gives it everything. Love him.

Hey! Thanks for posting this, astrovic. I'm actually headed to Melbourne later this month — after a pilgrimage to Freo, of course, for our June 25 match v Collingwood — to work on my book about the Big E, Coxy and Holmesy and am planning to go to their VFL games. The Big E is one determined dude and I'm happy to see he might be trialled in the backline.

 

[Flawed Genius]

2. Promoted from the development league in the absence of Dan Currie (foot), Eric Wallace impressed in his first senior game for the Tigers with 35 hit-outs and a team-high 7 tackles.

“Eric played against a fellow American import and more than held his own with some great follow up work. It was a nice game from him and he should take a lot of confidence out of it.” - Dyer

Those are really encouraging numbers in your first game of senior VFL footy

 

[Heaps of fun]

Those are really encouraging numbers in your first game of senior VFL footy

First game for Werribee. Was playing senior footy for NB last year.

 

[Flawed Genius]

First game for Werribee. Was playing senior footy for NB last year.

Fixed. Ta

 

[Greater Gattsby]

Those are really encouraging numbers in your first game of senior VFL footy

I love how blokes foreign to the game come in and do all of the things most footballers don't.

A team high of 7 tackles is outstanding.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

I love how blokes foreign to the game come in and do all of the things most footballers don't.

A team high of 7 tackles is outstanding.

That's because they don't have the bad habits learned by most at a young age.

Blank slate so to speak. A lot to work with only limited by their ability to adjust and learn.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Watched a half of the VFL and he is very much in the Mumford style - the amount of times he'd contest the ball up and then be the first to lay a tackle/contest the ground ball was impressive.

Not sure he'll ever make it to senior ranks given his age but hopefully his attitude is infectious.

 

[Contra Mundum]

I love how blokes foreign to the game come in and do all of the things most footballers don't.

A team high of 7 tackles is outstanding.

You would not want to be on the end of it ....the tackles either. [Har Har]

 

[Event Horizon]

Great effort with 7 tackles. But it's not surprising for a big physical sort of bloke, who rarely gets first to the ball.

 

[ArchKing Carey]

NMFC has Harper's goals highlights on the website. What's amazing is that in his second goal, Big E shepherds enough to give Harps the space to goal. Good team thinking there.

 

[GarnerSmash]

NMFC has Harper's goals highlights on the website. What's amazing is that in his second goal, Big E shepherds enough to give Harps the space to goal. Good team thinking there.

If you look closely you can see that while he is shepherding one guy he is also tripping another guy at the same time.

#ambidickstrous
#chunnulungjissiewsmuth

 

[jess_1804]

NMFC has Harper's goals highlights on the website. What's amazing is that in his second goal, Big E shepherds enough to give Harps the space to goal. Good team thinking there.

That was Maj. Racist!

 

[ArchKing Carey]

That was Maj. Racist!

I stand corrected. When did Maj shave his head? He also looks broader than I remember him. Daw always looked leaner alongside Eric.

 

[Psi-Roos]

I love how blokes foreign to the game come in and do all of the things most footballers don't.

A team high of 7 tackles is outstanding.

I think it has to do with trying to do the "team thing". It's a great attitude to have and hopefully he can move it into eventually getting a gig. Great to see us dipping into bigger talent pools.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Great effort with 7 tackles.

This board's obsession with his tackle was bound to rub off on field at some stage.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

This board's obsession with his tackle was bound to rub off on field at some stage.

His tackle will put you down and make you stay down.

 

[King Corey]

This board's obsession with his tackle was bound to rub one out on field at some stage.

Efa.

 

[ShinbonerBaz]

This board's obsession with his tackle was bound to rub off on field at some stage.

"This board's obsession" sounds a bit like the Royal 'we' TT...

 

[Flawed Genius]

3. Big man Eric Wallace has been terrific since being promoted to Werribee’s senior team.

“He pretty much rucked one-out. He was quite strong with his follow-up and impacted in the air a couple of times as well,” Dyer said.

Wallace took on Padraig Lucey for much of the day, finishing with 53 hit-outs.

“It was a good duel between the two of them, but I thought Beast probably shaded him on the day which was good.”

 

[Daz]

It was actually 78 hitouts. Champion Data stats > whatever those stats are.

 

[Flawed Genius]

2. Eric Wallace played his “best game of the year” according to Brown, chiming in with two goals.

“He took some terrific marks, was good at ground level and one of his goals was an inside 50 taking on an opponent in general play.

“He laid some tackles, went in the ruck and did some pretty solid stuff in the ruck. It was a really good day for Eric.”

 

[SwampCreature]

Not sure of situation - is he likely to get a contract for 2016, realistically?

 

[RobZombie]

Not sure of situation - is he likely to get a contract for 2016, realistically?

Honestly don't know. I'd like to see him get one more. Might depend on whether our KPF depth takes a hit with trades or what have you in the offseason.